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SmartForest Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries ASeries BCyber SecurityDocument ManagementVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 20 on record
Since the last cheque5809days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.4MRounds led0 of 20Sole investor4 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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SmartForest Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    20 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $8.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Cyber SecurityDocument ManagementVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Portland, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first20 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Nov
    KryptiqVenture · US$8.0MSole investor
  3. 2009

    1 round

  4. Apr
    SignaCertSeries B · US$8.8MWith 3 others
  5. 2008

    3 rounds

  6. Jun
    NeopadSeries C · US$14MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    iMoveVenture · US · reuters.com$4.3MWith 1 other
  8. Apr
    NexPlanarSeries C · US · xconomy.com$15MWith 5 others
  9. 2006

    5 rounds

  10. Oct
    SentillaSeries A · US$3.9MWith 4 others
  11. Oct
    KryptiqSeries C · US$6.6MWith 2 others
  12. Sept
    Phoseon TechnologyVenture · US · phoseon.com$1.3MWith 3 others
  13. May
    Teja TechnologiesVenture · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  14. May
    Teja TechnologiesVenture · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  15. 2005

    5 rounds

  16. Dec
    SignaCertSeries A · US · signacert.com$10MWith 3 others
  17. Dec
    You SoftwareSeries B$9.0MWith 2 others
  18. Sept
    Lambda OpticalSystemsVenture · US · lambdaopticalsystems.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  19. May
    IPextremeSeries A · US · ip-extreme.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  20. Mar
    Phoseon TechnologySeries B · US · phoseon.com$6.4MWith 3 others
  21. 2004

    1 round

  22. Mar
    Apache Design SolutionsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. 2003

    1 round

  24. Jul
    KryptiqSeries A · US · encyclopedia.com$7.0MWith 1 other
  25. 2002

    1 round

  26. Aug
    FinatusSeries B · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  27. 2001

    1 round

  28. Sept
    Teseda CorporationVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  29. 2000

    1 round

  30. Oct
    TechTrackerSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

NexPlanarBought by Cabot Microelectronics CorporationUndisclosedDec 2015
iMoveBought by Immersive VenturesUndisclosedJan 2014
Apache Design SolutionsBought by ANSYS$310MJun 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SmartForest Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about SmartForest Ventures

What does SmartForest Ventures invest in?

SmartForest Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security, Document Management and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is SmartForest Ventures?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2010.

How big are SmartForest Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.4M.

Does SmartForest Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SmartForest Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is SmartForest Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2010.

Who does SmartForest Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Intel Capital (4 rounds together), Capybara Ventures (3 rounds together) and PacRim Venture Partners (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is SmartForest Ventures?

SmartForest Ventures is a VC firm based in Portland, United States.

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